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5 Bad Excuses for Doing Everything Yourself
There are not enough hours in a day. And there never will be. You're coming home from work, a million thoughts bouncing around in your head. That meeting with your boss in the morning, the emails you need to reply to, and that phone call you've been avoiding. But this...
Setting Recuperation Goals
I have recuperated from surgeries and illnesses a lot, and when people hear my medical history they often say: How do you do it!?! Everybody who has been through it knows the answers. But, we are never sure whether people really want to know or are just looking for...
Hospitals & Doctors
Doctors & Hospitals
If you have a surgery coming up, or are at home recovering from one, this journey can be a little daunting. I am 16 surgeries into my own journey, and have learned a few things about hospitals and coming home that have made my life a lot easier. On this site you will...
So You Need Surgery – Meeting the Surgeon
Do I have to have surgery? I have never had to have emergency surgery, so my first step has always been my doctor or the emergency room (depending on which circumstances) referring me to a specialist to determine if surgery was the best solution. Surgeons will usually...
So You Need Surgery – Now What?
There's no denying it sucks. I can't imagine anyone looking forward to surgery. But it doesn't have to be completely awful. But being prepared, and making the most of the opportunity, you can make lemonade from your lemons. I've done this 16 times and it has never...
Caregiving & Friendship
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Rest & Recuperation
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Happiness & Resilience
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Family & Home
Family & Home
I knew I was in over my head the day I got my surgery date. My daughter would just be starting to walk and my dad wouldn't be. My husband was still working crazy hours and couldn't take more than a week off, and my mother was still recovering from a fall. Every time I...
House & Home
Maintaining a home is a lot of work. Get house maintenance checklists and calendars. Make the day-to-day of your home easier with chore and laundry shortcuts and de-cluttering checklists. If there is anything I have learned from dealing with my mobility issues, it is...
Growing Kids
School, camp, dance, karate, friends, homework and field trips; does it ever end? Not until they grow up, by which point we will be looking back on it all fondly. But right now, it's chaos. Most people would say organized kids is an oxymoron, but it doesn't have to...
Family Matters
You have a list of dozens of appointments to book, tax filing is due and you still have to make a stack of travel reservations. But you don't have time to think about it, because you need to get dinner ready and pay the bills. Family management and scheduling is a...